CLEVELAND, OHIO, MARCH 17, 1937 WITH OUR JUNIORS By Michael Vrhovnik, Director of Vrtec and English Speaking Lodges Wheel of Progress Campaign Where the TRAILS of the SS- PZ lead, there you will find the WHEEL OF PROGRESS roll- ing, rolling along . . . Already, good news has reached the desk of your DIRECTOR. Letters, re- porting gains by Vrtec units 1, 139, 126, 62 and 11, have been received. The largest gain was made by the TRAIL BLAZER JRS. with six (6) new appli- cants for the current month and they promise many more before the year 1937 comes to a close. Vrtec members in Cleveland are, also, on the WARPATH. There, the SPARTAN JRS. and the OUTLOOKERS are putting up their battle fronts on a wide scale and each predicts a VIC- TORY for his unit. A few are, even now, planning on what their Vrtec unit is going to do with the NATIONAL and GROUP PRIZES. From away up north, ELY, MINNESOTA, comes a report of sudden and determined rejuvenation due largely to the stimulus provided by the membership campaign and the L I T E R A R Y AND SNAPSHOT CONTESTS. Promising reports from Admin- istrators and Secretaries in other communities give rise to the belief that this year will be the banner year for ali around activity and membership in- crease. Vrtec Members Are Aduised — If you are acquainted with someone who \vants to join your Vrtec, but you don’t exactly know how to go about getting him signed up, go to your AD¬ MINISTRATOR (TRIX) and have HIM (HER) take čare of the technical work such as con- tacting the parents and gaining their approval and consent. When that is done, then what you should do is propose the ap- plicant at your next meeting and if three-fourths (%) of the members present (five or more members must be in attendance to transact any official busi- ness) vote “YES” (affirmative- ly), the applicant is “temporari- ly” accepted. The next step to take is to have him examined by your Vrtec or “parent” Lodge’s physician and if the medical ex- amination bears him out to be a “GOOD RISK,” \vhich means that his health condition is 0- KAY, the official membership will begin as of the first day of the following month and the as- sessment shall be paid for that month. So, you see, an appli¬ cant, proposed at your March meeting, can become a member in goodstanding with the first day of April. Membership ap- plications should be mailed di- rect to the Supreme Office on or before the 25th day of the month in which the medical ex- amination took plače. Please see that this is done for only with your co-operation can we avoid unnecessary delays. Pertaining to the National Athletic Meet Here in this paragraph is a thought \vhich might prove of more than passing interest to you Vrtec Athletic managers... In accordance with Section 6 (Rules and regulations govern- ing the National Athletic Meets), only those members \vill be permitted to participate in the ATHLETIC EVENTS of the Meet \vho have been good¬ standing members not less than four (4) full months. This means that if you contemplate on using someone on your Vrtec team, who joined the Vrtec ranks of the Society later than May lst, your contemplation ■ will prove of no avail. This year, positively no leniency shall be shown to any Vrtec unit or mem¬ ber. Contestants entered by your Vrtec unit MUST have joined the Society on or before MAY lst! So, if you’re not sure you have a \vinning combination now, go out and get them before that date ... But, \vhatever you do, please don’t get them to join j ust for the sake of athletics ... GET THEM TO JOIN FOR KEEPS . . . THE IDEA IS TO SELL THEM THE ORGANI- ZATION, THE THINGS IT STANDS FOR, THE INSUR¬ ANCE PROTECTION IT OF- FERS AND SUCH!!! ONE, WHO JOINS FOR A N Y OTHER REASON, SELDOM STICKS! . . . TEMPORARY MEMBERS, as a rule, do more harm than good; so, be sure to exercise reasonable čare in your selection of applicants. Junior Literarg Contest You will learn more and more, as you go on through life, that the REAL FUN comes from doing things well and knowing how best to explain and describe, in tvriting or con- versation or both, what you are capable of doing. The SSPZ JUNIOR LITER- ARY CONTEST begins with this issue of the Vrtec Section of the Napredek. Every boy and girl of school age should take an active interest in this con¬ test. PRIZES of $1.50, $1.00 and $.50 will be awarded monthly to winners in each of two groups. At the conclusion of the contest, beautiful trophies, suitably engraved, will be pre- sented to the tvinner in each group. Ali \vinning contribu- tions (monthly and final) and the trophies \vill be on display at the 5th NATIONAL ATH¬ LETIC MEET HOBBY EXHI- BIT at CLEVELAND, OHIO, next Sept. 4th, 5th and 6th. The names of the WINNERS in the LITERARY CONTEST, for the month of MARCH, wilJ appear in ApriTs issue of the Napredek. Perhaps, your name \vill be among them IF you sub- mitted a contribution to this is¬ sue. Did you or didn’t you? . . . And why not, if you didn’t? Has is ever troubled you what to write? In these moments oi wonderment, has it ever occur- red to you that your hobbies, movies you have seen and likecl, books you have read and enjoj - ed, games you have playec!, meetings you have attended and your own Vrtec social affairs, ali make interesting subjects to write about? Especially, should you find it easy to \vrite about your hobbies. Let’s hear \vhat they are . . . Is it collecting books, stamps, dol Is, coins, stones; m a k i n g things \vith tools or with your needle; making special scrap- books; studying dancing or mu¬ šic ; learning to cook; taking pic- tures, drawing or painting, etc. ? There are so many things one can do if they j ust make up their minds to do them. How about WRITING ARTICLES for the Vrtec Section for your hobby? You know, writing is a hobby, too, and every boy and girl should cultivate it to the highest possible degree. Let’s hear from you through these columns. BOOST THE SSPZ THROUGH YOUR MONTHLY CONTRI- BUTIONS TO THE VRTEC SECTION! Vrtec Librarg The WHEELS OF PROG¬ RESS lead us omvard . . . Now that we have started, we dare not stop. For quite a long time I have thought of beginning a Vrtec (purchase) Library, but lack of time for study as to what kind of books tvould be most suitable for our Vrtec members, kept me from coming fonvard with this innovation. Here, at last, is an embryonic compilation of books which are no\v available to our Vrtec Administrators (trices). (Continued on page 4) VRTEC LIBRARY (Books for Boys and Girls) When Polly Was Queen of May (Play or Pageant) .... Fancy Drills and Marches .... Ideal Drills and Marches. Specialty Entertainment for LiuJcec in nje- Father Forgets France Bevk V bližini je stal Brontolon. Pogledal je na Lukca, ni se mu upal približati. Videl je, da sta dobila z materjo novega znanca. Zdaj pa zdaj je po¬ škilil na škorca. Lukcu je postalo polagoma dolgočasno. Ura čakanja in gledanja ga je utrudila. Ozi¬ ral se je na mesto. Ob bregu so stale velike palače. Za nji¬ mi je bilo brez števila hiš. Dol¬ ge ulice, lepa izložbena okna. Y oknih pa reči, ki jih še ni¬ koli ni yidel. Vedno pogosteje se je Lukec oziral na hiše. Postal je nemi¬ ren, noge so ga začele srbeti. Mučila ga je zvedavost. Pocu¬ kal je mater za krilo. “Mati. Samo malo bom po¬ gledal k onim hišam.” “Nič. Zamudil boš parnik.” Odkar je bil izgubil culo, se mati ni več zanesla nanj. “Saj se takoj vrnem.” “Izgubiš se! Kdo te bo našel med tujimi ljudmi?” Mati je bila odločna. Lukec je potrt strmel v bok ladje. Nekaj časa je bil miren, nato se je znova ozrl po hišah. Sta- • le so v solncu in ga vabile. Od nekje se je oglasila godba in mu prijetno božala srce. Brontolon se je bil zapletel v pogovor z nekim izseljencem. Tudi Slokar in mati sta govo¬ rila. V Lukcu je vzdrhtelo. Nihče ga ni opazoval. Zgrabil je tiho za kletko in jo dvignil, škorec je poskočil. Deček se je naglo izmuznil izmed ljudi. “Luka!” Bil je Klepec, ki ga je po¬ klical. Lukec se je prestrašen ozrl. Materina svilena ruta se je blestela v solncu. Ni opazila, da je izginil. Stopil je naglo na cesto, že je stal ob hišah. Iz svetle kavarne je priha¬ jala godba . . . Lukec je poza¬ bil na mater, na parnik, na Ameriko. Stal je in strmel. Tu¬ di škorec je postal živahnejši. Poslušal je glasove in se pačil v kleti. Lukec se ni zmenil zanj. šel je počasi ob hišah. Njegovo uho je poslušalo, oči so požirale. Stal je na vogalu ulice, ki je vodila daleč v sredino mesta. Gneča ljudi je bilo vedno več¬ ja. Trgovine s sijajnimi izlož¬ bami so se odpirale pred nje¬ govimi očmi. Ozrl se je po parniku. Len in miren je stal na vodi. “Sa¬ mo nekaj korakov naredim,” si je dejal Lukec. Zavil je v uli¬ co. Na obeh straneh ulice so sta¬ le svetle trgovine, čudesa iz de¬ vete dežele. V oknih so stali smejoči se gospodje in gospo¬ dične, vsi lepo oblečeni. Nare¬ jeni so bili iz voska. Knjige s pisanimi platnicami. Pravlji¬ ce? Dragulji, zlato, zlato . . . V nekem oknu sta plesala dva zamočka. Drugje je videl za steklom žive zlate ribice. Rde¬ če črke so se venomer užigale in ugašale. Neki gospodič je i Condensed from an editorial that origi- when I was reading in the li- naiiy appeared in Peoples Home brary, how you came in, timid- w. Livingston Larned !y> with a SOlt of hlllt look in Listen, son: I am saying this your eyes? When I glanced up as you lie asleep, one little paw over my paper, impatient at crumpled under your cheek the interruption, you hesitated and the blond curls stickily wet at the door. “What is it you on your damp forehead. I have want?” I snapped. stolen into your room alone. You said nothing, but ran Just a few minutes ago, as I a c r o s s in one tempestuous sat reading my paper in the plunge, and threw your small library, stiffling wave of re- arms tightened with an affec- morse swept over me. Guiltily tion that God had set bloom- I came to your bedside. ing in your heart and \vhich These are the things I \vas even neglect could not wither. thinking, son: I had been cross And then you \vere gone, pat- to you. I scolded you as you tering up the stairs. were dressing for school be- Well, soon, it was shortly cause you gave your face mere- aftervvards that my paper slip- ly a dab with a towel. I took ped from my hands and a ter- you to task for not cleaning rible sickening fear came over your shoes. I called out angri- me. What has habit been doing ly when you threw some of to me? The habit of finding your things on the floor. fault, of reprimanding — this was my reward to you for be- ing a boy. It was not that I did not love you; it was that I expected too much of youth. It \vas measuring you by the yardstick of my o\vn years. And there was so much that was good and fine and true in your character. The little heart of you was as big as the dawn itself over the wide hills. This \vas shown by your spontane- ous impulse to rush in and k i s s me good-night. Nothing else matters tonight, son. I have come to your bedside in the darkness, and I have knelt there, ashamed! It is a feeble atonement; I know you would not under- stand these things if I t o 1 d them to you during your wak- ing hours. But tomorrow I will be a real daddy! I \vill chum \vith you, and suffer when you suffer, and laugh when you laugh. I will bite my tongue when impatient words come. I will keep saying as if it were a ritual: “He is nothing but a boy — a little boy!” I am afraid F have visualized you as a man. Yet as I šee you now, son, crumpled and weary in your cot, I see that you are stili a baby. Yesterday you were in your mother’s arms, your head on her shoulder. I have asked too much, too much. “Father Forgets” is one of those little pieces \vhich — dashed off in a moment of sin- cere feeling — strikes an echo- ing chord in so many readers as to become a perennial re- print favorite. Since its first apeparance, some 15 y e a r s ago, “Father Forgets” has been reproduced, the author vvrites, “in hundreds of magazines and house organs, and in news- papers the country over. It has been reprinted almost as ex- tensively in many foreign lan- guages. It has been ‘on the air’ on countless occasions and programs. Oddly enough col- lege periodicals have used it, and high school magazines. Sometimes a little piece seems mysteriously to ‘click.’ This one certainly did.” dvigal glavo in oči, kazal s prstom na nove, svetle čevlje. Vse to je bilo narejeno, a tako čudovito. Mimo Lukca je plesal nov svet in ga omamljal. Tudi ško¬ rec je umolknil in si ga rado¬ vedno ogledoval . . . Lukec ni opazil, kdaj je zavil v drugo ulico, v tretjo ... Bil je ko pijan. Nenadoma je obstal. Okoli njega so se bili nabrali otroci in kazali na škorca. Ta jih je ozmerjal: “Potep! Potep!” Lu¬ kec se je zavedel. Kje je ma¬ ti? Kje je parnik? Stisnilo ga je za srce. Obrnil se je in hodil naglo po ulici. Trgovine ga niso več zanimale. “Mati me išče, jo¬ če,” mu je šumelo v glavi. “Parnik je že odšel . . .” Ta misel ga je navdala s tako gro¬ zo in strom, da bi. se bil raz¬ jokal. Kje je morje? Ulice, ulice brez konca. Ni našel izhoda. Nenadoma se je zavedal, da se je izgubil. Postal je. Iz strahu se mu je spačil obraz. Ni zajokal. Hri¬ pavo se je izvilo iz njega: “Izgubil sem se. Kje je mor¬ je?” Bližnji ljudje so obstali. Nihče ga ni razumel. “Kaj ti je?” Lukec je v sili zbral vse ita¬ lijanske besede, kar se jih je bil naučil v šoli. “Morje . . . Mati . . . Ameri¬ ka. Buenos Aire§ . . .” Ljudje so se spogledali in skomiznili z rameni. Pristopil je sivolasi gospod, pogledal na uro in vprašal: “Ti greš v Ameriko? S par¬ nikom? Pa si se izgubil?” Lukec ni razumel vsega. Le zdelo se mu je, da je gospod uganil pravo. Pokimal je. “Pojdiva! Naglo!” Šla sta. Lukcu je padla veli¬ ka teža raz srca. Gospod je tri¬ krat zavil po ulicah. Pred Luk- čevimi očmi je zablestelo mor¬ je. Nikoli ga ni pogledal s tako hvaležnostjo kot takrat. 12 . Pred parnikom ni bilo več iz¬ seljencev. Nekaj mornarjev ni težakov je postopalo ob obrež¬ ju. Lukec je že iz daljave za¬ gledal svojo moter. Stala je ograji in gledala na bliščeče se hiše. Zdaj pa zdaj je dela roko nad oči, da bi je ne sle¬ pilo solnce. Pogledala je vsa¬ kega človeka. Pričakovala je Lukca. Temu je zastala sapa. Kaj se godi v materinem srcu? Iz¬ gubila je grdega, neubogljive¬ ga sina. Ali naj gre sama v Ameriko? “O Lukec, Lukec, kaj si'mi naredil!” Lukec je začutil veliko kriv¬ do v duši. Mati se mu je glo¬ boko zasmilila. Poslovil se je od gospoda in se mu zahvalil. Marjeta je zagledala sina in plosknila z rokama. At breakfast I found fault, too. You spilled things. You gulped down your food. You put your elbows on the table. You spread butter too thick on your bread. And as you start- ed off to play and I made for my train, you turned and waved a hand and called,— “Good-bye, Daddy!” and I frowned, and said in reply, “Hold your shoulders back!” Then it began ali over again in the late afternoon. As I came up the road I spied you, down on your knees, playing marbles. There were holes in your stockings. I humiliated you before your boy friends by marching you ahead of me to the house. Stockings were ex- pensive — and if you had to buy them you would be more careful! Imagine that, son, from a father! Do you remember, 1 a t e r, “Zahvaljena bodi Mati bož¬ ja!” Ta vzklik ji je prišel iz dna duše. Letela mu je nakaj kora¬ kov naproti. “Lukec, zakaj si mi to sto¬ ril?” Deček je povesil oči. Kaj naj bi bil odgovoril? Mati ga je zgrabila za roko. Lukca je bilo neznansko sram. V bližini so stali posto¬ pači in so se mu smejali. Po¬ gledal jih je grdo, nato je z dvignjeno glavo šel mimo. Na stopnicah, ki so vodile na ladjo, se je obrnila mati: “Zdaj boš videl, če ti bodo pu¬ stili škorca.” Okrenila se je v drugo: “Če ne bo treba veliko plačati, ti bom že dala denar.” “Da?” Lukec jo je hvaležno pogledal. Zdravnik je preiskal mater, zmajal z glavo. “Moža ima v Ameriki,” je omenil častnik, ki je preiskoval papirje. Dejali so ji: “Naj bo. Pojdite!” Marjeta ni vedela, kaj se go¬ di z njo. Lukec je stal kot na žerjavici. Kletko je držal tako, da je zakrival škorca s tele¬ som. častnik mu je pomignil z roko, naj gre dalje. (Dalje prihodnjič) 5?--ST- Letters Front Our Vrtec Members Export, Pa. Dear Editor and Readers As this is my first contribu- tion to the Vrtec Page I Avould like to say that our Vrtec has been organized for more than one year. We have our meetings every third Sunday of the month and at each meeting there are present from 15 to 20 members. We also serve refreshments. Last year \ve have gotten 9 new members and this year we will try to get more. Also last year we held two dances which came on April 24 and October 11, 1936 and they were big suc- cesses, so at our February meet¬ ing we made plans to have an- other dance, which will be just one year apart from the first, April 24. Three of our Vrtec members have tranferred to the Adult Class, and upon their leave we have given them each a $1.00 bili from our treasury. The officers of our Vrtec are the same as that of last year. Tillie Mladenick, president; Theresa Kostelic, vice-presi- dent; Verna Kosmach, secre- tary; Mary Lavrich, treasurer; Helen Prenic, recording secre- tary. We wish that Michael Vrhov¬ nik would come out sometime and show us the pictures he has. I guess that will be ali, ex- cept, don’t forget to keep April 24 open and come to White Val- ley Hall and have a good time. Everybody is welcome! Helen Prenic Rec. sec’y, Vrtec 103 Suggestions On How To Write Cleveland-Collirrvvood, O. •— Well members, here’s March and the beginning of the contest for the best articles. I think that here’s a very good opportunity to show what you can do in the way of writing. Many of you think that you can’t write anything that’s good enough to publish, but eight times out of ten, the people who say they can’t write can really do a very good j ob of it . Take my word for it, it’s real- ly very simple to sit down and write a paragraph or two in about five or ten minutes. Now, as an answer to many exclamations such as, “I don’t know what to write!” or, “What shall I write about?” I’m giving this information—write about anything! One can write a very interest- ing paragraph on a cat drinking milk, or the way in how a per- son walks. If you will notice, you’ll find that the best stories are made up of trivial incidents, \vhich, when built up, make the whole story interesting. Try sitting down once, and do what I suggested and see if it really isn’t as simple as I say. Don’t forget that it’s the small things in life that make life in¬ teresting, and it’s also the small things that make a composition story or article interesting. So far as we know now, the Outlookers are going to have some more new members. There are four prospects right now. Come on members! Let’s keep up the good work and keep the “Wheel of Progress” turning! We ali know that many pieces put together make a vvhole, so, the new members brought in make a larger organization. Our baseball team is just \vaiting for fair Spring to dance around the corner (so is every- one else) ) so that they can get started on practicing. After ali, practice makes perfect, you know. But I think Pve peppered these paragraphs pretty \vell with proverbs, in fact, I’ve pep¬ pered them so well that I think I’d better sign off before some- one throws a rotten tomato or t\vo at me .Don’t you think so? Anne Gačnik, Outlookers’ Sec’y Dear Editor: This is my first letter to the Vrtec. I am 14 years of age and in the second year of h i g h school, taking up the commer- cial course. My 4 solid subjects are history, biology, English and bookkeeping. Our township has just completed building a new high school. It was named Penn High. Its colors are red and gold and its newspaper named “Penn Points.” The building contains two 1 a r g e gymnasiums, a large auditori- um with a seating capacity of 946, cafeteria, mušic rooms, teachers’ room, library, office, commercial room's, and a large home economic department. At present we are having very pleasant Aveather. Spring will soon be here and birds will be¬ gin to sing. We are also thank- ful that the winter Avas not se¬ vere this year. Our school is planning on holding an operetta in the new high school building. It will be conducted by the art and mušic teacher and the painting of scenery Avill be done by the art students. We also hold skating parties once a week. Everyone shares in the many awkward and specta- cular spil Is. Although we swore we had a good time many of the skaters were seen limping in school the next day. Probably this Vrtec Cam- paign will speed up some of its silent writers, just as it has me. Think of winning either gold, silver or bronze cup. That \vould really be something to be proud of. After ali it’s usually up to the juveniles to hep make their paper a success. At least that is my opinion. Since there is nothing more interesting to-Avrite about this time, I will try to prepare a bet¬ ter letter for the next issue. Wishing everyone a very joy- ous Easter, Mary Mlinar (Age 14) Vrtec No. 77, Center, Pa. W/lite V'ctile«; Vrtec W’hite Valley, Pa. — J unior lodge No. 103, SSPZ., held its regular monthly meeting on February 21, 1937 at the White Valley Slovene Hall. The at- tendance Avas better than usual, but I hope it Avill stili increase. One member at this meeting suggested to have an Easter Easter Party. Ali the members Avere satisfied so Ave Avill have one at the next meeting. The most important business Avas the discussion in connection Avith the forthcoming dance. The date is April 24, 1937 at the White Valley Slo\ 7 ene Hall. Mu¬ sič AvilTbe furnished by the Avell- knoAvn orchestra “Bud Troges- sor.” There Avill be admission tickets to seli and you can get them from the members. Ad¬ mission \vill be 25s for ladies and men. I AA 7 ould like to see the neighboring lodges come to this dance and have a good time. Our next meeting Avill be held March 21, 1937 at 11:00 a. m. More plans Avill be made for the dance. So ali of you members don’t forget to come and help us out. Don’t forget our big dance! Date: April 24, 1937. Time: 8:30 p. m. to ??? Plače: White Valley Slo\'ene Hall. Musič: Bud Trogessor’s Or¬ chestra. We assure you an enjoyable ^evening. Neighboring lodges ■ were please keep this date open for our dance. Julia Kosmach, Sec’y more members. merriev. “Uncle” Charlie Koman PICTURES FOR THE SCRAP BOOK Forest City, Pa. — To ali members of Vrtec No. 1, SSPZ, Forest City, Pa.: Ali members Avho have not yet brought their pictures for the scrap book, please bring them as soon as possible so that the scrap book Avill be completed before June. So, don’t forget to bring your picture to me or to the Vrtec meeting. Be sure to write yo ur name on the back of your pic¬ ture. Felix Rozina SP ART AN JUNIORS What’s the neAvs there Spar- tan Juniors? Whei’e have you ali been keeping yourselA 7 es? You knoAV our meetings are held the 2nd Friday of the month. Plenty of action being plan- ned for this year’s actiAdty. Out- ings, picnics, hikes, sports, etc. We Avant more members at the meetings. Have you that prospective member signed on the dotted line? Spartan Jrs. Avant to “cop” the grand group prize in our “Wheel of Progress” member- ship campaign. What say Ave ali get together and go right to the top and take the Grand National prize. Get ali of your friends in- terested. Tell them of the lodge and organization. I’m sure each member has one friend they could sign up. Don’t forget our goal is the Grand National prize. The young Spartan Jrs .laS- sies are just about ali set for their sevving circle. Many inter¬ esting items Avill be seAved by our girls. Ali yoU members “get in on the know” and Pm sure you’ll enjoy being Avith the gang and making useful articles. FelloAvs, kind of get your arms limbered up. Go into Spring training. Baseball sea- son is almost here. Spartan Jrs. are going to cop the champion- ship this year. What say boys let’s get busy and start the bali rollin’! Attend our next meeting. At that time practice dates for the bali team Avill be lined up. Thp Vand/ing, Pa. — The regu¬ lar monthly meeting of Pio¬ neer Vrtec No. 1, Avas held Feb. 14 at the Naprej Hal), Forest City, Avhere the meet¬ ings Avill be held every second Sunday of each month at 2 o’clock. At February’s meeting four neAv members Avere initiated. Up to noAV the vice-president AA'asn’t reeeiving a yearly sal- ary as the other officers, but now she Avill receive one. Aft¬ er the meeting a Valentine Party Avas held. Vrtec mem¬ bers had a mail box. Mrs. Ka¬ stelic delivmred the \ 7 alentines. Games Avere played and prizes aAvarded to the Avinners. When it Avas time for refresh¬ ments and soda, everyone had a good appetite after playing the games and exhibiting their valentines to each other. ♦ Vrtec No. 1 gave aAvay a table lamp. Frank Gliha got it. We Avish to thank Mrs. Felix Rozina and Mrs. Ig. Kastelic for serving the refreshments. Also ali those Avho brought re¬ freshments. Vrtec members, don’t forget our April meeting. We will celebrate the fourth anniver- sary of our Vrtec becoming the Šlovene Progressive Benefit first juvenile branch of the Society. Attend this meeting and make it a real celebration by everyone getting a n e av member into our ranks. We led Continued on Page 4 DO YOU KNOW? Hoav is your geographv? Bro. Felix . Rozina of Forest City, Pa., has sent the folloAv- ing geographic Avord puzzler in \vhich you may test your knoAAdedge. The ans\vers Avii) be found on page four. No. 1 JOHN-—? Pa. AND—? Ind, CHARLE—? Pa. WILL-^? Minn. WASH—? D. C. WHEEL—? W. Va. IN—? Pa. WATER—? N. Y. No. 2 ON—? Cal. SOUTH—? Ind. CANON—? Pa. RIVER—? Cal. WILL—? Pa. BE—? O. . NEW—? O. BRIDGE—?. O. Stran 4 Juvenile Section of “Napredek” 17. marca, 1937 ZVONČEK — BAHAČ Zgodaj spomladi se dvigne zvonček iz zemlje. Bahato se ozira po snivajočem travniku, ki ves pust in premrl komaj čuti žarke pomladnega solnca. Zvonček kliče: O, cvetlice, mla¬ de ve sestrice! Kako ste zaspa¬ ne!” Solnce se široko smeje z neba in vas vabi v veselo živ¬ ljenje. Kaj se niste še naspa¬ le, zaspanke?” Druge pomladne cvetice so se šele prebujale iz zimskega spanja in komaj so v snu čule mladega bahača. Kar se oglasi izpod bližnjega grma trobenti¬ ca, ki je samo z enim očesom gledala iz ruše: “Nam očitaš, da smo zaspane! Koliko prej si se pa ti lani spravil spat ne¬ go me! Ali ne pomniš, kako si bil že hromoten, zaspan, star in le še malo živ, ko smo me bi¬ stro gledale v božje solnce ter se košatile s cvetjem in zelen¬ jem? Kdor dolgo spi, se tudi naspi.” Zvonček je previdno povesil glavico, spoznal resnico in mol¬ čal. Striček radio posluša Kotičkov striček radio posluša, od sreče se topi mu duša. Kako lepo, kako sladko doni—plink, plonk—mu na uho. Zasanja se v pretekle čase: spet mlad pastirček ovce pase in pesem milo in veselo si piska na piščalko belo. Od jutra do večera piska in včasih vmes “juhej!” za¬ vriska. Kako mu raja duša vneta. Oj, zlata, zlata mlada leta! Hreščanje grdo, dideldi, iz lepih sanj ga prebudi. Prikradel se je k oknu tajno berač — in zaigral na lajno ... Prišla bo pomlad . . . Prišla bo pomlad, včakal bi jo rad, % da bi zdrav vesel sladke pesmi pel. To me veseli: trav’ca zeleni, drobna ptičica pa žvrgoli. Prišla kukav’ca, moja ljubica, in bo kukala in prepevala. Kukala: Kuku! Kukala: Kuku! Da bi vedno nam tak’ luštno b’lo! Narodna pesem When She IFos Fuzzy “What do you know about mu¬ šic?” “Pve been singing in the Met¬ ropolitan for t\venty years.” “Then you must have known Madame Butterfly when she was only a Caterpillar.” Absent Treatment “Doctor, can you cure me of snoring? I snore so loud that I avvaken myself.” “In that čase I would advise you to sleep in another room.” LETTERS OF VRTEC MEMBERS (Continued from Page 3) the way in building juvenile branches of SSPZ throughout' the nation. Today there are many Vrtecs as active, if not more active, than our Vrtec. And don’t forget the “SSPZ Wheel of Progress Campaign” began this month. I hope that you ali have read about the three contests in the Napredek. Let us ali get to work and try to keep the Wheel of Progress going around. It may not spin as fast as it should here be- cause of the working condi- tions in our anthracite regions, but by turning slowly at the start it may develop a better speed later. For instance, it takes a team of horses a few minutes to get started. Even the automobile is no exception. And the train leaves the sta- tion slowly. When canvassing for new members, try once and try the second time and you may succeed. No worth- while goal can be reached with- out effort. Don’t forget the resolution that we had made at the be- ginning of the year. This is, putting articles in the Vrtec section and paying the dues regularly. Vrtec No. 1 wishes much success to our former administrator Jos. Drašler in his new position. We missed him very much at our Febru- ary meeting. Wm. Pevc, Age: 11 years Vrtec No. 1. Modern Times Foreman: “How about carry- ing more bricks in a hod than that, 0’Shaughnessey?” 0’S: “I can’t—I feel sick— I’m trembling ali over.” Foreman: “Get busy with the sieve, then.” * * IVhat Priče Zgzzle? “What were Webster’s last words?” “Zythum, zyzomys, and zyz- zogston.’ * # H* C. O. D. Billy: “Who \vas the last man to box John L. Sullivan?” Silly: “The undertaker.” * ¥ * He Flunked “What did you do with my shirt?” “I sent it to the laundry.” “Ye gods! The whole history of England was on the cuffs.” PIRHI Velike in male in stare kokoške nesite nam jajčec tja v slamnate koške! Kako, glej, so pridne te naše živali in skoro ti koški jim bodo premali Ti jajčki okrogli! Njih vsak’ bo še pisan, rdeče, rumeno in modro porisan! REVERIE OF THE NIGHT The snow was drifting do\vn, slowly and softly. Everything was quiet. I looked up and down the Street and saw nothing, no- one. Only the snow illuminated by the street lamp as it floated through the circle of light. The air \vas so fresh, and the deep- est breaths did not bring ali the satisfaction desired. I walked along slowly. Yes, slowly. One j ust couldn’t hurry along on such a night as this. There was even the absence of echoes of my own footsteps to disturb me. Hark! I heard footsteps be- hind me! Was there actually someone in such a terrible hurry on such a wonderful night as this? The man hurried as fast as he could ali the way down the street. He turned in at the store on the corner. As I leisurely walked into the store sometime later, I heard someone say, “Doctor, please hurry!” in an excited voice and manner. Almost instantly, I forgot about the man and his interrup- tion on my train of thought, and ke.pt on marveling at the beautiful night. About a half- hour later, as I was stili enjoy- ing my hot chocolate, the same man stumbled wearily in. On his face was such a look of heartbreak and sorrow as I’ve never seen on anyone before, or will I ever hope to see again. He went to the phone again, and this is what I heard. “Hello? Are you the under¬ taker? Will you please come down and get my little girl ? She j ust passed away twenty min¬ utes ago. Yes, sir. Thank you.” I heard the receiver click as it was placed slowly back on its hook. The door opened and closed. The man was gone, but this time as if he had nothing to hurry or \vorry about anymore, except to comfort his wife. His house would be quiet now, oh, so quiet. It would be even more quiet than the snow, drift¬ ing down so softly. The air would never carry the volume of happy laughter and babble of this man’s beautiful child. In- stead, there would be only still- ness. The snow continued to float down from the dark sky. A little soul had come, linger- ed a while, and then passed on to eternity, but the snow, the (Continued from page 1) From month to month, depend- ing on what is thought to be most appropriate for the sea- son of the year and the oncom- ing holidays, I intend, gradual- ly, to increase your choice of selection until every dramatic and cultural desire is placed within your reach and satisfac¬ tion. The VRTEC LIBRARY \vhen completed, will contain books on plays, minstrels, page- ants, drills, contests, stunts, readings, recitations, etc. Elsewhere on this page is giv- en a limited list of books from ivhich you may choose at the present time. Opposite each title VESELE ČAROVNIJE Kadar se pri vas doma zbe¬ re družba jo je treba seveda zabavati. Aj, to se bodo strici in tete čudili, če jim pokažeš nekatere coprnije, ki so sicer preproste pa vendar hudo pre¬ senetljive. V naslednjem ti kratko opišem, potem pa sam preizkusi svojo spretnost! Dragi mali coprnik, stopiš pred občinstvo in se ljudno predstaviš. Vprašaš, ali nima morda kdo izmed navzočih svi¬ lenega robčka. Toda preden se kdo javi, se spomniš, da si takšen robček vendar lahko sam pričaraš. Na mizi stoji sveča, treba jo je prižgati z vžigalico, ki jo vzameš iz škat- ljice, ležeče ob svečniku. Seve¬ da moraš poprej pokazati svo¬ jim občudovalcem, kakor to de¬ lajo vsi imenitni čarovniki, da so tvoje roke popolnoma praz¬ ne in čiste. No, ko si prižgal svečo, držiš levico stisnjeno nad ognjem in drgneš prste med seboj. Po kratkem drgnje¬ nju se že pokaže med prsti ko¬ šček svilenega robčka in takoj nato po zraku pomahaš z robč¬ kom, ki ga je privabila toplo¬ ta sveče iz tvoje roke. Le kako se je to zgodilo? Glej, da bo škatljica vžigalic pol odprta. Drobceni svileni robček si že pred predstavo čvrstvo zvil in ga potisnil v od¬ prtino škatljice. Ko vzameš vži¬ galice da prižgeš svečo, potis¬ neš škatljico skupaj. Tako pri¬ de svileni robček sam po sebi v levico, ne da bi kdo to opa¬ zil. Roko držiš potem nad sve¬ čo in spraviš iz nje svileni rob¬ ček na dan. DO YOU KNOW? Answers to guestions found on page 3 No. 1 Johnstoivn, Pa. Anderson, Ind. Charleroi, Pa. Willmar, Minn. Washington, D. C. Wheeling, W. V. Indianana, Pa. Watertown, N. Y. No. 2 Ontario, Cal. South Bend, Ind. Cononsburg, Pa. River- side, Cal. Williamsport, Pa. Bellaire, Ohio. Ne\vark, Ohio. Bridgeport, Ohio. feathery light snow, continued to float do\vn from the black- ness overhead, and covered the earth vvith a white banket in the stillness of the night. Anne E. Gačnik is the priče you are asked to for- ward to the Supreme Treasurer with your monthly assessment. Your order will be filled as quickly as p'ossible and if it so happens that we are out of the book you have ordered, it will take, possibly, a day or two long- er to start it on its way to you. Administrators are requested to co-operate with me in select- ing books for our VRTEC LI- BRARY, in that \vay choosing the right kind of books for dif- ferent communities will become an easier and less expensive task. Your orders and sugges- tions will be ivelcomed and heartily appreciated . .. wrra our juniors